Norman Doorway to St Mary's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1950. Doorway.
Norman Doorway to St Mary's Church
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Test Valley
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire MP: Kit Malthouse (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1950
- Type
- Doorway
- Address
- Norman Doorway to St Mary's Church, High Street, Andover, SP10 1NE
- OS grid reference
- SU 365 457
- Coordinates
- 51.20954, -1.47878
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Norman doorway to St Mary's Church, dating from the 12th century, is located on the east side of Andover High Street. This doorway was originally part of a medieval church that was demolished in 1840. It has been reconstructed to serve as an entrance gateway to the churchyard, which is accessed by a series of steps.
The doorway features a rectangular section of stone walling that fills the passageway, and a semi-circular arch composed of three recessed stages. The innermost stage is plain, while the outer two stages rest on cushion caps above columns. A continuous impost band runs along the arch, adorned with chevron ornamentation on the two outer stages. In front of the archway, there is a paved area bordered by wrought-iron rails with central gates. Beyond the arch, the pathway includes paving and two flights of steps, consisting of seven and three steps respectively.
Local climate
Norman Doorway to St Mary's Church receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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